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Utagawa Kunisada. From the series 'Toyokuni Kigo Kijutsu Kurabe' (A Contest of Magic-Scenes), Japan, 1864
November 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Utagawa Kunisada #art 💚
Utagswa Kunisada Artwork
November 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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signed Kunikazu Utagawa (歌川 国員), pupil of Kunisada - scan of photograph of ukiyoe woodblock print now in my possession, original work by artist kunikazu utagawa ‘Tousei buyuuden: Takasaki Saichirou’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print of warrior about to perform seppuku.
November 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Hoy vamos a currar con mi camiseta de los gaticos de Utagawa Kunisada.
October 29, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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Original Japanese Woodblock Print. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), Chapter 33
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Original Japanese Woodblock Print. Utagawa Kunisada I (toyokuni III), Chapter 33, Fuji No Uraba, From Genji Monogatari (tale of Genji), 1853 - Etsy UK
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October 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Morning. I'll stick to coffee rather than sake for now, as it's breakfast time www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...
Two attendants are warming sake on a fire of autumn leaves; a woman stands like an apparition between them, holding the sake bottle. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Lettering: Kōchōrō Kunisada-ga
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October 29, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Okiku, criada a la que asesinaron tras haber sido acusada falsamente de haber perdido un valioso plato. Tras su muerte, su espectro se siguió apareciendo para encontrar el plato perdido: grimoriodebestias.blogspot.com/2026/10/okik...

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Ilustración de Utagawa Kunisada.
October 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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These excavated haniwa prove that falconry was practised in Japan as early as the 6th century.
Haniwa depicting a falconer, excavated from the Okuman-yama Kofun in Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture. Held in the collections of the Ōta City Board of Education and others; photograph taken during a special exhibition at the Kyushu National Museum. Saigen Jiro – Special Exhibition at the Kyushu National Museum Kunisada, ‘Young Man with a Falcon’
October 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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🐦‍⬛ For sale! Lovely things! For today and tomorrow, everything in my Etsy shop is half-price, even the Japanese prints and watercolours! In some cases, that represents hundreds of pounds of reductions! Just dm me for the coupon code! etsy.com/shop/Sourisd...
October 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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0; Dahuting tomb mural, Eastern Han; Utagawa Kunisada, Nichiren Disguised as a Rich Man, LACMA; Suzuki Shin'ichi, Actor in Samurai Armor, The Met, CC0; Chinese junk on the Pearl River in Canton. All via Wikimedia Commons. Old character forms: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Strokes: animCJK.
October 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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El hilo de hoy de "Pedro se ha obsesionado con las tallas japonesas y viene a darnos la turra" va para los gatos de Utagawa Kunisada.
October 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Background/setting inspired by View of Backstage and Dressing Rooms, Backstage at a Newly Opened Theater
(Odori keiyo gakuya no zu, Odori keiyo nikai-iri no zu) by Utagawa Kunisada.
October 19, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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October's theme: Japanese Ghost Stories
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786 – 1865), “The Ghost of Seigen”, 1852.
The story of Seigen, the disgraced monk, was told in the popular Kabuki play “The Cherry Blossom Princess of Edo”.
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The story of Seigen, the disgraced monk, was told in the popular Kabuki play “The Cherry Blossom Princess of Edo”. It is a story of forbidden love, obsession, murder and ghosts – in this case, a rare male ghost. Seigen fell in love with Princess Sakura, a Kyoto courtesan; she rejected his advances, he became obsessed to the point where he forgot to eat and he starved to death after being expelled from his temple. He returned as a vengeful yurei, haunting the poor Princess until she finally died of fright. Kunisada has presented his ghostly Seigen as rather deranged, with a disheveled appearance, bluish skin tones and crossed eyes. The background is of cherry trees (“Sakura”, a reference to the Princess’ name) in a driving rain storm. The artist has included a few lines written by the famous poet Ariwara No Narihira (one of the 36 Immortal Poets of classical Japanese literature) in a cartouche among the cherry blossoms. The lines read, “In this world/ if there were no cherry blossoms/ my heart in spring/ would be more peaceful”.
October 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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October's theme: Japanese Ghost Stories
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786 – 1865), “The Ghost of Kasane”, 1852.
Kunisada was very popular for his images that combined Kabuki theater roles with traditional Japanese folklore.
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Kunisada was very popular for his images that combined Kabuki theater roles with traditional Japanese folklore (he produced 20,000+ images over his long career). In his lifetime, he was more revered than Hokusai and Hiroshige. “The Ghost of Kasane” depicts the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of Kasane. Kasane was a tragic, orphaned woman whose husband, Yagoro, married her for her inheritance. When he grew tired of her, he murdered her by the Kinugawa River. She returned as a vengeful ghost to haunt, and eventually destroy, Yagoro. Yagoro remarried multiple times but all of his subsequent wives were killed by the ghost of Kasane. In Kunisada’s print, Kasane’s spirit is descending from above; she tugs at her hair and is surrounded by “hitodama”, the spirit fire that announces the presence of the dead. Performing as a female ghost was a highly specialized talent that was prized by the Kabuki audience. These roles – as all roles in Kabuki – were played by male actors after 1629, when women were barred from performing on the Kabuki stage.
October 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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October's theme: Japanese Ghost Stories
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786 – 1865), “Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Shoki and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ao Oni, The Blue Demon” from the series “The Twelve Months”, 1840.
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This print features two acclaimed Kabuki actors in a specialized dance (“hengemono”), representing the 5th Month (Satsuki) of the calendar year in the series “The Twelve Months”. Shoki, we have seen previously, is the powerful guardian against disease and misfortune. The artist Kunisada shows the actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII in full, fierce stage make-up for the role, wearing Shoki’s signature black scholar’s hat and flowing robes. He stands triumphant over a sprawling Ao Oni -a Blue Demon- portrayed by the actor Nakamura Utaemon IV. Nakamura is depicted with full-body blue stage paint along with the horns, sharp claws, fangs and tiger-skin loin cloth that mark him as an Oni. In Japanese folklore, Blue Oni symbolize hostility and ill will (there are also Red Oni that represent overwhelming desire and passion). Kunisada’s print served as a talisman to ward off evil spirits, especially during the 5th Month of the year. It is a pict
October 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Relatos de la región norte de Osaka: Un espejo de los tiempos 🖌Utagawa Kunisada II / ✍️ Tamenaga Shunsui c. 1860 Xilografía original (washi)
October 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Dawn at Futami Bay by Utagawa Kunisada, early 1830s. The sacred “Wedded Rocks” near Ise, bound by a shimenawa rope, under bold Western-style sun rays. Pilgrims rest on the shore, and the sunrise there still draws crowds today. #ukiyoe #Kunisada #JapaneseArt
Japanese woodblock print of two tall blue-green rocks on a beach, joined by a thick straw rope hung with white tassels, with a small torii gate on top of the larger rock. On the left, the sun rises over a pale sea, and wide cream-colored rays spread across a dark sky with birds flying through it. Deep blue waves break behind the rocks, and green hills line the coast on the right. Small figures rest near a palanquin in the foreground. The title is in the upper right and the artist’s signature is in the lower right.
October 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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🇯🇵 En Japón se usa para los fideos soba. Hacia 1605-1610, a comienzos del periodo Edo, ya abundaban los restaurantes de soba; a finales del periodo había unos 700 solo en la capital. Era (y sigue siendo) un plato de la gente común.
Fideos soba de trigo sarraceno. Foto de ©Virginia García - CreatiVegan grabado japonés (ukiyo-e) de estilo yakusha-e (retrato de actores) del artista Utagawa Kunisada (firmado como Gototei Kunisada) del período Edo, que representa una escena de teatro kabuki con un vendedor ambulante de fideos soba (yaso-ba u o-soba yatai).
October 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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October's theme: Japanese Ghost Stories
UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786 – 1865), “Onoe Shōroku I as the Ghost of Princess Osakabe”, 1814.
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The full title is “Onoe Shōroku I as the Ghost of Princess Osakabe, haunting Hayakawa Takakage on the battlements of Himeji Castle”. Utagawa Kunisada was wildly popular as an artist of book illustrations, sumo wrestlers, beautiful women and kabuki and actor woodblock prints. He was a prolific printmaker and was quite the artistic trendsetter in trying new and different styles in his art production. This Kunisada print of the highly acclaimed Kabuki actor, Onoe Shōroku, commemorates the actor’s most famous performance in 1814. The play, “Shōroku’s Revival of the Story of Princess Osakabe”, tells the tale of the Princess, who is a yokai (supernatural being) haunting Himeji Castle. Osakabe lives in the tallest tower of the castle and meets the castle lord once every year to tell him his fortune. She hates people and is usually depicted as a giant spirit. In the Kabuki play, the warrior Hayakawa Takakage confronts the 16-foot tall apparition of Princess Osakabe on the battlements of Himeji Castle. Shōroku, the famous actor, specialized in portraying supernatural, phantom and female ghost roles. In this 1814 performance, he was 70 years old. He played the role to immense crowds; Shōroku was so scary that a child eyewitness reportedly told a reviewer that he was absolutely terrified and “it was awful not being able to escape because of the huge crowd”. The role of Princess Osakabe was physically very taxing and Shōroku died the year following this performance.
October 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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“The Popular Type” by Utagawa Kunisada. Scholten Japanese Art
October 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Utagawa Toyokuni III. (1786 - 1865)
Sato Msakiyo (Männerkopf), 1861 (?)
Farbholzschnitt
Das Bild zeigt einen Farbholzschnitt im Stil eines japanischen Ukiyo-e, der von Utagawa Toyokuni III. (bekannter als Utagawa Kunisada) geschaffen wurde. Im Vordergrund ist ein dramatischer Männerkopf in Profilansicht zu sehen, der vermutlich einen Schauspieler aus dem Kabuki-Theater darstellt. Er trägt eine traditionelle schwarze Kopfbedeckung und aufwendige Kleidung mit blauen und goldenen Mustern. Sein Gesichtsausdruck ist intensiv und ernst, mit scharf gezeichneten Augenbrauen und einem festen Blick. Hinter dem Kopf schwebt eine mythische Gestalt – ein Drache – der sich durch dunkle, wirbelnde Wolken windet. Der Drache symbolisiert oft Kraft, Schutz oder übernatürliche Kräfte und verleiht dem Porträt eine mystische Atmosphäre. Rechts im Bild befindet sich ein vertikaler Textstreifen mit japanischen Schriftzeichen, die den Titel des Werkes, den Namen des Darstellers (Sato Masakiyo) und möglicherweise Informationen zum Künstler enthalten. Unten rechts ist das rote Siegel des Künstlers „Toyokuni ga“ sichtbar.
October 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Sakugabooru Animation Awards 2025 – Sakuga Blog

Once again, we’ve gathered animators, directors, producers, designers, and people passionate about art to share the works that resonated with them the most last year. It’s time for the 2025 Sakugabooru Animation Awards, our very own Sakugabowl!…
Sakugabooru Animation Awards 2025 – Sakuga Blog
Once again, we’ve gathered animators, directors, producers, designers, and people passionate about art to share the works that resonated with them the most last year. It’s time for the 2025 Sakugabooru Animation Awards, our very own Sakugabowl! Entries: — Yuichiro Iida— Takuya Niinuma— Franziska van Wulfen— ちな— S(p)am— Ken 🍁 Yamamoto— chi— eichiwai / Hayato Kunisada…
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September 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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This woodblock print, designed in 1861, is a celebrated portrait masterpiece by the late-Edo period ukiyo-e titan Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)
Framed against a deep indigo sky that bleeds into pitch black at the top border, two dramatic figures collide in an intense, asymmetrical composition. On the left, Princess Sakura (Sakurahime) leans forward, her delicate profile framed by an elaborate headpiece brimming with vibrant blue floral clusters (kanzashi) and tortoiseshell combs. She wears an opulent scarlet robe embroidered with blooming bush clover (hagi) and riverbank motifs, holding up its edge with a slender, hesitant hand. Below her, the fallen monk Seigen gazes upward in obsessive desperation, his unkempt hair, stubbled jawline, and wide, strained eyes capturing a moment of raw psychological turmoil. Clutching the hem of her brilliant drapery, his muted slate-blue garment creates a stark, grounding contrast against the luminous reds and blues of her attire. The composition dramatizes the legendary Kabuki narrative of Seigen and Sakurahime, most famously adapted by master playwright Tsuruya Nanboku III in Sakura Hime Azuma Bunshō (1812). The tragedy follows the pious abbot Seigen, whose unyielding spiritual obsession with Princess Sakura leads to his holy defilement, social expulsion, and eventual descent into ruin. Produced during the late Bakumatsu period, the print showcases the technical zenith of late-Edo nishiki-e block-printing monozukuri (artisanal craftsmanship), combining imported Prussian blue pigments with delicate line cutting and subtle wipe-gradation printing (fukibokashi) to capture the heightened melodrama of the Kabuki stage.
September 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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About 100 erotic woodblock prints by Utagawa Kunisada and Kuniyoshi go on show in Kabukicho from October 3, half of them hung inside a working host club. Over 18s only, through November 29.

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Shunga prints go on show inside a Kabukicho host club
September 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Utagawa Kunisada-Hayano Kanpei & Koshimoto Okaru This shows beautiful women & courtesans in scenic poses as the characters of the play inspired by the deeds of the 47 ronin. Here we see 2 famous lovers: Hayano Kanpei, retainer of En’ya Hangan, & Koshimoto Okaru, who distracts her lover from duty.
September 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM